As we move into Southern Samhain (Halloween) it is time to remember our ancestors in the Southern Hemisphere especially those who gave their lives so that we can live: "Lest we forget" - 2010:

Thursday Evening 30th April Samhain (Halloween) Begins Southern Hemisphere - 2010:

Australian Celtic Festival
29th April to 2nd May 2010, Glen Innes
For information on the Australian Celtic Festival: http://australiancelticfestival.com/

Friday 1st May Samhain Ends Southern Hemisphere

Friday 1st May Beltane Northern Hemisphere

Australian Celtic Festival - Year of the Mannin (Isle of Man)
29th April to 2nd May 2010, Glen Innes
For information on the Australian Celtic Festival: http://australiancelticfestival.com/

National Celtic Festival
4-7 June 2010
Portarlington, Victoria, Australia
www.nationalcelticfestival.com



Saturday 20th - Wednesday 24th June Midwinter Solstice Southern Hemisphere - the ancient Celtic festivals called variously: Alban Arthan, Hogmanay, Meán Geimhridh, Grianstad an Gheimhridh, Lá an Dreoilín, Montol, Mummer's Day, Darkie Day, Wren Day, The Point of Roughness...

Welsh Festival, Idaho, USA
The Malad Valley Welsh Society will sponsor its 5th annual Welsh Festival this year on
June 25-26 in Malad City, Idaho. The Society began in 2005 and had 159 members last year. Their website is www.welshfestival.com. If you need additional information, contact Gloria Jean Thomas, President, Malad Valley Welsh Society at thomjea2@isu.edu

Celebrate Alban Arthan Winter Solstice with the Cymreig (Welsh) community of Sydney, Australia:
The Welsh Church and the Welsh Society of Sydney (Cymdeithas Cymry Sydney)
present
Y Gymanfa Ganu 2010
Sunday 27 June at 2:30pm
Welsh Church of Sydney, the lovely sandstone building that is St Peters Presbyterian Church at the top of Blues Point Road, North Sydney.

The Gymanfa (the Singing Festival) will take place on the last Sunday of this month - 27 June - at 2.30 pm in the Welsh Church of Sydney, the lovely sandstone building that is St Peters Presbyterian Church at the top of Blues Point Road, North Sydney.

A stirring selection of the great hymns of Wales will include Groeswen, Blaenwern, Calon lân, Rachie, Diadem, Joanna, Cwm Rhondda, Mae hen wlad and Crimond.

Under the direction of Dr Sion Llwyd, the guest choir, Cantorion Sydney Male Voice Choir, with the guest soloist Angela Edwards will perform Nant y mynydd, Sanctus, Ave Maria, Men of Harlech and Cartref.

ADMISSION IS FREE

However you will have an opportunity to make a donation. Afternoon tea, which will include Welsh cakes, will follow the Gymanfa.

Celebrate Southern Hogmanay Winter Solstice with the Albannach (Scottish) community of Sydney Australia:
SCOTTISH HERITAGE WEEK 2010: 23 June to 30 June
Tuesday June 29, 2010
Callum's Ceilidh
A traditional musical and dance party held in association with the Scottish Australian Heritage Council during Scottish Week
Time: 7 for 7:30pm.
Location: Ryde-Eastwood Leagues Club,
117 Ryedale Road, West Ryde (near West Ryde Station).
www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au
www.gaelicsingers.com

Gregynog Festival USA
Please find attached details of Gregynog Festival's programme at the Goethe-Institut in Washington DC, 1-2 July, which I hope will be of interest to you and readers of News from Wales and the World. We are the oldest classical music festival in Wales and have been invited to showcase our work as part of the ancillary cultural programme at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
I trust that our recitals will be of particular interest together with our presentation about Alec Templeton two days before the centenary of his birth. All our artists are widely experienced in concert and broadcast work and the performance by the outstanding Moore - Crawford-Phillips piano duo will actually mark their Washington debut.
The capacity for each of our events is 90 people so do please encourage members of your mailing to contact us asap and we shall gladly set tickets aside. We shall be posting a downloadable PDF of our programme on the Festival website early next week, www.gwylgregynogfestival.org, but please also feel free to forward this attachment as you wish.
Llawer o ddiolch a chofion cynnes
Dr Rhian Davies
Cyfarwyddwraig Artistig / Artistic Director
Gwyl Gregynog Festival
mail@gwylgregynogfestival.org
www.gwylgregynogfestival.org

Feis Cheilteach Innse Gall - Hebridean Celtic Festival
15 - 18 July 2009
Leodhas (Isle of Lewis), Alba (Scotland)
We have a packed programme during the week, many free and fun for all the family, our at a glance guide gives a quick run down http://www.hebceltfest.com/festival/glance/. info@hebceltfest.com
www.hebceltfest.com

Cymdeithas Madog: Winter Updates
Cwrs Goleuni'r Gogledd - The Northern Lights Course USA
July 19 - 26, 2009
Enlighten yourself by learning Welsh under the Northern Lights! Plans are shaping up for the 33rd annual Cwrs Cymraeg Welsh language week, to be held at the University of Alberta, Augustana Campus, in Camrose, Alberta. The lead tutor will be longtime Cwrs teacher Hefina Phillips, a native Welsh speaker who now resides in Ontario, Canada.
Stay tuned for more updates by visiting the Cwrs 2009 page at:
http://www.madog.org/cyrsiau/eleni/index.shtml
If you would like to hold a place on Cwrs Cymraeg 2009, please mail a check or money order for $100, in US funds, to our course Registrar:
Shirley McKee
Registrar, Cwrs Cymraeg 2009
3033 Willowbrook Way
Beavercreek OH 45431-7702
registrar@madog.org

Kirking o’ The Tartan
with singing by Còisir Ghàidhlig Astràilianach The Australian Gaelic Singers
Sunday July 26, 2009
St Luke’s Presbyterian Church,
Lord Street,
Roseville, Sydney, Australia
9:30am

Saturday 1st August Imbolg Southern Hemisphere 2010:

Saturday 1st August Lughnasadh Northern Hemisphere 2010:

Gorsedd: Festival of Lughnasadh 2009

House of Danu Lughnasadh web page

The House of Danu convenes its first Gorsedd during the Festival of Lughnasadh, July 31 to August 3, in the coastal redwoods above Watsonville, between Santa Cruz and Monterey, California. We have selected the Buddhist retreat center, Pema Osel Ling, as our venue. It will be transformed into our Avalon. Fixed, youth hostel type, lodging is available, as well as camping. All meals are included in the price by experienced wedding chefs who can accommodate any diet.

The 39th Festival Interceltic Lorient: 31 July - 9 August 2009 Year of Galicia
Le 39ème Festival Interceltique de Lorient : 31 Juillet - 9 Août 2009 - Année de la Galice Official Brezhoneg site here - click on the flags to switch language if needed

Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru The National Eisteddfod of Wales
1st to 8th Awst, 2009
Meirion a'r Cyffiniau (Meirion and District)

Port Adelaide Caledonian Society Sunday Afternoon Ceilidh Port Adelaide Caledonian Society
Sunday 2 August
189 Semaphore Road, Exeter, South Australia
1.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Scottish dancing and singing
Ayreshire Teas available
for info 08 84491847

Sydney Welsh Choir
APOLOGIES - this event is now postponed to April 2010, Concert for Holroyd Rotary Club at Wentworthville Leagues Club, 3.00 pm.

Clan MacLeod's annual Celebration Luncheon
Sunday 23 August
Royal Coach Motor Inn,
24 Dequetteville Terrace,
Kent Town,
Adelaide, South Australia
12.00 p.m.
All welcome.
For details 08 84491847

THE DYLAN THOMAS SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
presents
HIGHLIGHTS of UNDER MILK WOOD
Featuring live on stage members of the talented cast of the 2003 performance,
along with film and video excerpts of the play
The performance will follow Dylan’s original directions
as a play for voices, not as a memorised play with sets. Authentic
Welsh accents will be used.
Held at the Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts,
Level 1, 280 Pitt Street (between Park and Bathurst Streets)
on Friday, August 14, 2009 at 7.00pm (entry from 6.30)
The charge of $20 (members $15) covers wine and copious finger food
Olease book at clivewoosnam@hotmail.com or phone 9997 2019
Keep abreast of DTSA events at www.dylanthomas.org.au

Clan MacLeod - Port Adelaide Caledonian Society Piping Competition
Friday 28 August
Port Adelaide Caledonian Society.
189 Semaphore Road, Exeter, South Australia
7.00 p.m.
3rd annual P.A.C.S. - Clan Macleod piping competition.
Ayreshire Teas available.
info 08 84491847

Cymdeithas Gymreig Canberra Welsh Society
August 27: Ordinary Committee Meeting, 7.00pm, Irish Club.

Sydney Welsh Choir
Saturday 29 August, Concert at Hillcrest Uniting Church, Thornleigh, 7.30 pm.

Clan McEwan Pipe Band Ceilidh
On Saturday 5th September the Clan McEwan Pipe Band will be holding a Ceilidh at the Germainia Club, Warners Bay, NSW, Australia commencing at 7pm. A 40 minute flow show will be held as well as Celtic State performing. Also a presentation to the haggis and of course "Skip the Willow". A full night of entertainment guaranteed! Tickets $40 plus a light supper. Please contact only 20 tickets unsold.

Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia (Scottish Gaelic Society of Australia
Sgoil Earraich Nàiseanta (National Spring Gaelic School)
5th and 6th September 2009
More details and for booking click here
In an effort to lift the profile of the Sgoil and to involve a wider group of participants, we will be holding this year's event at:
University House Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
The Sgoil is "nàisanta" in the sense of being run with the support of the Gaelic Society of Victoria through Joan and Rob Willis and the new Gaelic Society of Western Australia thanks to long standing CGA member Shirley Oliver.
We also have the support of learners and learner's groups in South Australia and Tasmania. Coisir Ghàidhlig Astràilianach is backing us, and we have asked other singing groups around Australia if they are also interested in being involved.
The Sgoil will run from Friday evening 4th September through to the afternoon of Sunday 6th September. Our teachers include Joan Willis, a native speaker from Lewis, Ron McCoy the famous Mòd singer from St. Kilda (Melbourne!)
http://www.nla.gov.au/pressrel/medrel-scottish-gaelic-scholar-NFF.html
Chi sinn thu an sin!
Contact: Ruaraidh MacAonghais, Neach-cathrach, Comunn Gàidhlig Astràilia at:
fios@ozgaelic.org
PO Box A2259
SYDNEY SOUTH 1235
http://www.ozgaelic.org/

Morriston Orpheus Choir
Supporters' Association presents:

Young Welsh Singer of the Year
Tabernacle Chapel Morriston Swansea September 5th 7pm

Up-and-coming operatic stars from Aberystwyth, Carmarthen and Pontypridd will be vying for the top spot in the Final of a Competition, which helped boost, the careers of famous names such as Bryn Terfel and Rebecca Evans.

The Morriston Orpheus Choir Supporters’ Association (MOCSA) Young Welsh Singer of the Year Competition takes place in Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston, Swansea, on September 5th at 7pm.

Some tickets are still available
CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

The 2009 Annual MOCSA Concert will feature the internationally-acclaimed Morriston Orpheus Choir and the Final of the 33rd Young Welsh Singer of the Year Competition, with guest accompanist for the soloists - Jeffrey Howard.
The Winner will receive:

The MOCSA Trophy,
sponsored by
Gravells Renault of Kidwelly,
(A replica of the trophy will be kept by the winner)
The Ivor E Sims Memorial Prize of £1,000

Each of the other Finalists will receive:
an inscribed plaque and a cheque for £300

***** More details on the website *****

The four finalists are

Menna Cazel Davies: Soprano, age 20, born in Cardiff, now lives in Pontypridd. Currently studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Menna is a former pupil of Bishop of Llandaff High School, Cardiff. She has just completed the first year of her music degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama where she is taught by John Llywelyn Evans. Previously, she studied privately with Miriam Bowen, vocal tutor at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.

Menna has been a soloist with various male voice choirs, principally with Côr Meibion Pontypridd with whom she first sang at the age of 9. Last month she accompanied the Choir on a visit to Germany.

In 2004, Menna toured New Zealand and Australia as a soloist and member of the National Children’s Choir. In 2005 and 2007 respectively, she appeared in Welsh National Youth Opera’s productions of The Tailor’s Daughter and The Rake’s Progress.

Menna is a past winner of Music in the Vale’s intermediate singing competition. She is the current holder of the senior `Vale Singer of the Year` title which she first won in November 2007 and retained in November 2008.

In 2008 at the National Eisteddfod in Cardiff, Menna won the `Operatic Solo` for competitors aged 19-25 years and the Osborne Roberts Memorial Trophy, the Blue Riband for singers of all voices in her age group. Two weeks later, she took second prize in the prestigious `Llais Llwyfan Llambed` (`Lampeter Voice of the Stage`) competition for Welsh classical singers under the age of 30. In July this year, she won first prize for singers up to age 20 years at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod.

Menna has appeared in numerous dramatic and musical theatre roles including Nancy (Oliver!), Cosette (Les Miserables) and The Plaintiff (Trial by Jury). However, her real love is classical singing and she hopes to pursue a professional operatic career.

Osian Gwynn: Baritone, age 26, born in Carmarthen, now lives in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire.Having completed a year studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), he is about to commence an M.Mus course in vocal performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, under the tutelage of Marilyn Rees. Previously, Osian graduated from Aberystwyth University with a BA (Hons) in International Politics.

He has sung extensively as a soloist in recitals and in works such as Fauré’s Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Handel’s Messiah and Haydn’s Creation, with choirs such as Trebanos Mixed Choir, Taunton Dean Male Voice Choir and Burry Port Male Voice Choir. He has sung at a variety of venues including Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Grand Theatre, Swansea, and Clwyd Theatre, Mold.

In opera, Osian has sung several roles including Gugliemo as part of a concert performance of Mozart’s Cosi fan Tutte at St. Teilo`s Church, Cardiff, and Le Chat and Le Fauteuil in Ravel’s L’Enfant et Les Sortilèges at the Sherman Theatre, Cardiff, as part of the RWCMD`s summer production in June 2009. He also took the title role in the opera Prospero by Owain Llwyd, recently commissioned by the National Trust and Arts Council for Wales, performing at venues across North Wales.

Osian has taken part in Master Classes by noted singers such as Sally Burgess, Teresa Cahill, Gwyn Hughes Jones, Patricia McMahon and Adrian Thompson. He has won prizes at the National Eisteddfod and the Abergavenny Festival. In 2006, he won the under 25 solo competition at the Urdd National Eisteddfod and was a finalist for the Bryn Terfel Scholarship Award. At Easter 2009, Osian was one of a select number of young singers from across Great Britain who took part in the British Youth Opera Workshops.

Catrin Aur Davies hails from West Wales and is studying at the prestigious International Academy of Voice in Cardiff with Dennis O’Neill after studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music (RWCMD), Cardiff, and the Royal Academy of Music (RAM), London, and gaining a Postgraduate Diploma with Distinction. Whilst at RWCMD, she won the first Dame Shirley Bassey Vocal Award, the Sir Geraint Evans Scholarship and the Elias Prize. She also won the RAM English Song Prize. She represented the UK in the final rounds of the Montreal International Singing Competition in May this year and, in August, won the Towyn Roberts Scholarship at the National Eisteddfod in Bala. Other awards include the DISS Advanced Opera Scholarship and she was a finalist in the Stuart Burrows Competition.

She has performed in America, Canada and Italy, in Geneva and in Kyoto, Japan, where she sang to Japanese Royalty. She has also sung at a St David’s Day reception held at the Foreign Office, London. Catrin has participated in many festivals including Lower Machen Festival, Fishguard International Music Festival, Tenby Music Festival and Llandeilo Music Festival. She has also performed at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, St David’s Cathedral, St Andrews Hall, Norwich, and at the Millennium Centre and St David’s Hall in Cardiff. She has appeared in a number of Lieder and Welsh song recitals and has taken part in masterclasses with Kiri Te Kanawa, Ileana Cotrubas, David Syrus, Malcolm Martineau and Roger Nichols.

Catrin`s Oratorio work includes the Verdi Requiem, Haydn’s Creation and Nelson Mass, Handel’s Messiah and Judas Maccabaeus, Mozart’s Requiem and Coronation Mass, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Schubert’s Mass in G. Opera roles include Madama Butterfly, Tatiana (Eugene Onegin), The Merry Widow, Elisetta (Il Matrimonio Segretto), Danubina (Ten Belles), Belinda (Dido and Aeneas) and, in Barbados, Mabel (Pirates of Penzance)

Rhian Lois: Soprano, age 22, born in Aberystwyth, now lives in Pontrhydygroes, Ceredigion. Currently studying at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Royal College of Music, London. She has just graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Music from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) where she was coached by Miriam Bowen and Jeffrey Howard. Whilst at the College, she won the Aneurin Davies Memorial Award, the Les Freeman Memorial Scholarship, the Mansel Thomas Memorial Award for Music, the Lyn Davies Vocal Studies Prize, the E.A. Redman Interpretation Prize and was a finalist in the Stuart Burrows International Voice Award 2009.

Singing has always been Rhian`s passion; she has competed and performed at numerous Festivals and Eisteddfodau with great success. So far, her main achievements include winning the Wilbert Lloyd Roberts Memorial Scholarship in 2005, the Osborne Roberts Memorial Prize in 2006 and the Roland Jones Prize in 2008. Also in 2008, she won the coveted Bryn Terfel Scholarship and, in May this year, she shared the stage with Bryn in a concert at the Wales Millennium Centre.

Rhian was a member of the Welsh National Youth Opera where performances included Bernstein’s `Candide` and Stravinsky’s `Rake’s Progress` in which she took the challenging role of Baba the Turk. She has performed in Fauré’s Requiem and, in April this year, sang the soprano solo in Mozart’s Requiem with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) at the Birmingham Symphony Hall under the baton of Simon Holsey: she was later invited to take part as a guest soloist in CBSO`s Stravinsky retrospective `Igorfest`. Whilst at the RWCMD, Rhian appeared in Puccini’s `Suor Angelica` and many opera scenes. She recently sang in an Opera Gala to launch the new opera company `Opra Cymru`.

She performs regularly in concerts and has appeared with many of Wales` most renowned male voice choirs. She was a soloist at the 2008 Llandeilo Fawr Music Festival and her television appearances include `Dechrau Canu, Dechrau Canmol`, `Noson Lawen`, `Wedi 3` and `Wedi 7` on S4C and, for ITV, `The Wales Show`. She has just released her first CD on which the harpist Catrin Finch features as guest soloist.

She has sung in master classes for James Gilchrist, Ingrid Surgenor, Jeremy Huw Williams, John Hugh Thomas, Janet Price and Barbara Bonney. She is a 2009 Boise Scholar and has been awarded the HRH the Prince of Wales Advanced Study Award from the Arts Council of Wales. She is also a recipient of the 2009 James Pantyfedwen Foundation.

Rhian has been offered a scholarship to further her vocal studies at the Royal College of Music, London; her hope is to pursue a career in opera

For more information:
THE MORRISTON ORPHEUS CHOIR / CÔR ORPHEUS TREFORYS
Internationally-Acclaimed Welsh Choir
Charity Registration Number: 252427
Website: http://www.morristonorpheus.com
Email: publicity@morristonorpheus.com

Sydney Welsh Choir
12 September 2009, Concert at West Epping Uniting Church, 7.30pm

Australian Gaelic Singers
Sunday September 13
Linwood House,
25 Byron Road. Guilford, Australia
Open House 10:00 am-4:00 pm

34th Kapunda Celtic Festival
11, 12 and 13 September
Kapunda, South Australia
http://kapundaceltic.org/2009/

New York City Welsh
Congregational Church will resume its services on September 13. Pastor Philip Newell will be preaching, and David Enlow will add his outstanding musical talents to the service on the organ. The service will be followed by a Te Bach. The Church meets at Rutgers Church on West 73rd Street, just west of Broadway, at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome.
Services for the remainder of 2009 will be held on October 11, November 8, with a special Christmas service on December 13. Croeso i bawb.
Diolch, Carwyn.
Tegwen Epstein for the
NYC Welsh Church
tegwenepstein@gmail.com

Dydd Glyndwr September 16
http://owain-glyndwr-embassyllysgenhadaeth.blogspot.com/

Sydney Welsh Choir
20 September 2009, Concert for the Parkinson's Support Group at Turramurra Uniting Church, 2.00pm

Sunday 19-23 September Southern Hemisphere Spring Equinox, Earrach, Alban Eilir, Festival of Trees, Lambs in Spring Festival - listen to Runrig's Na H-Uain A's t-Earrach Lambs in Springtime video song below:

Sunday 19-23 September Northern Hemisphere Autumn Equinox Mabon, Foghar, Alban Elfed, Harvest Home, 2nd Harvest, Fruit Harvest, Wine Harvest - listen to Runrig's Foghar Autumn in Scotland video song below:

Mythical Ireland's photo of the Sun entering the western passage at the Cnoghba (Knowth) Megalithic Passge Grave at Foghar (Autumn Equinox) at the Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site which contains more than a third of the total number of examples of megalithic art in all Western Europe - our Celtic ancestors have now been shown to be the people who built this site

London Welsh Rugby Club Choir comes to Bridgend
John Dawes and his choir team visiting South Wales; the choir will be accompanied by dazzling teenage soparno Menna Cazel Davies who recently won the U-20 solo in
Llangollen International Music Festival
Saturday 19th September : Tabernacl Chapel ,Derwen Road Bridgend CF31 1EU
http://www.thelondonwelshrugbyclubchoir.org/

Cymdeithas Gymreig Canberra Welsh Society
September 24: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, Irish Club, Weston, 7.00pm.

Sydney Welsh Choir
27 September 2009, Concert at Cobbitty Anglican Church, 2.00pm

Derby
3 October 2009
Mae'r Cylych Dysgwyr Cymraeg Derby yn mynd i gynnal Ysgol Undydd Cymraeg Derby am y bumed tro eleni ar ddydd Sadwrn 3-10-09, mae'r manylion ar safle we
http://derbywelshlearnerscircle.blogspot.com/
Jonathan Simcock
jonathan_simcock@yahoo.com

Eisteddfod Mimosa
EISTEDDFOD MIMOSA PORTH MADRYN
El día sábado 3 de octubre se celebrará por sexta vez consecutiva en Puerto Madryn el Eisteddfod Mimosa, una de las expresiones más completas de la cultura galesa en el Chubut. Este eisteddfod madrynense está encuadrado dentro de otros que se celebran en la provincia, como Eisteddfod del Chubut (Trelew), Eisteddfod de la Juventud (Gaiman), Eisteddfod de Trevelin, y otros dos más pequeños “Micro Eisteddfod” (organizado por el Colegio Camwy de Gaiman) y “Mini Eisteddfod Bethel” (organizado por la Capilla Bethel de Gaiman).
La Comisión Organizadora del madrynense se encuentra ultimando detalles para su realización que fue postergada desde julio pasado. El lugar elegido para realizar este acontecimiento cultural será nuevamente el Gimnasio del Colegio Nº 736 “Aviadores de Malvinas”, en la Av. Pujol 251 (zona norte).
Tendrá dos sesiones, la primera, que dará comienzo a las 14 hs. hasta las 17 hs. y estará destinada sobre todo a la participación de niños. La segunda comenzará a las 18 hs. y se estima finalizar aproximadamente a las 22 hs.
El costo de las entradas será de $3 para niños y $5 para adultos en cada sesión. Los socios del Eisteddfod Mimosa -con cuota al día- tendrán entrada gratuita. Se recuerda que los participantes también deberán abonar entrada. Venta anticipada en Cosas del Conde (28 de Julio y 25 de Mayo – Puerto Madryn).
En el intervalo, de 17 a 18 hs. los concurrentes podrán disfrutar de un rico y tradicional té galés, en un salón del mismo Colegio, organizado este año por una sub comisión de socias del Eisteddfod Mimosa. El costo será de $25.
En la segunda sesión participarán adultos. Se esperan dos momentos muy destacados, la premiación al mejor poeta en idioma castellano Premio “Mimosa” y en idioma galés Premio “Telyn” (arpa). Quienes asistieron alguna vez a un Eisteddfod, saben que es una emotiva ceremonia que mantiene las tradiciones celtas del país de Gales, relacionado al gusto de los bardos celtas hacia la poesía. Para esta edición habrá varias innovaciones en los homenajes a los poetas como una interpretación en arpa, instrumento típico de Gales.
Recordamos que las actividades relacionadas con el Eisteddfod comenzaron en el mes de junio, cuando venció la presentación de trabajos para las distintas competencias de Literatura en castellano y en galés, Artes Visuales, Diseño Gráfico, artesanías y traducciones. Durante este período, el jurado tuvo un arduo trabajo de selección, recién el sábado 3 de octubre se darán a conocer los veredictos para las competencias, es decir una devolución de los aciertos y de los aspectos a mejorar.
Se anticipa que el público podrá disfrutar de coros de distintas edades, conjuntos musicales, solistas, recitación de poesías, danzas tradicionales, entre otras competencias; en estos casos, el jurado se expide dando un decisión argumentada un tiempo después de finalizada la participación. Evaluarán jurados provenientes de distintos lugares del país.
El Programa con el listado de competencias para el año 2010 estará a disposición del público, como es costumbre, con un año de anticipación.
Muy buena participación

Es de destacar que en las distintas categorías habrá una importante participación, sobre todo en los niños y jóvenes. Algunas de las Instituciones locales involucradas son: Escuela Nº 193, Escuela Nº 158, Escuela Mutualista, Coro Municipal de niños, Colegio Nº 750, Colegio Nº 741, I.S.F.D.A. Nº 805, Vocal Sur, Coro Estable de la Municipalidad de Puerto Madryn, Coro Servicoop.
De Trelew participarán Escuela Nº 182, I.S.F.D.A. Nº 805, Coro Universitario de Trelew. De Gaiman: Escuela de Música, “Ysgol Feithrin” (Jardín Galés). De Rawson “Rawsonando”.
PRELIMINARES
Debido a la cantidad de inscriptos, habrá preliminares -es decir una selección previa del jurado- para siete competencias diferentes, que comenzarán a las 9 hs. del mismo día en el gimnasio de la escuela. Ellas son la Nº 21 Música en galés “Dau Dderyn Bach” (solo hasta 6 años), Nº 34 Música en castellano “Caballito Blanco” (solo hasta 6 años), Nº 36 (Música en castellano) “Gaiman, miel y almendra” (solo de 9 a 11 años), Nº 54 (recitación en galés hasta 6 años), Nº 59 “Carrera” (Recitación para 6 y 7 años), Nº 60 (para 8 y 9 años) “¿Cómo aprenden las hormigas …?”, Nº 62 (para 10 y 11 años) “Carta para el señor astronauta”.
Para más información pueden consultar a través del teléfono 471276, página web: www. eisteddfodmimosa.org.ar, o al blog: http://eisteddfodmimosamadryn.blogspot.com/

Northern California
Welsh-American Society of Northern California invites everyone to
AN EVENING WITH DYLAN THOMAS...AND FRIENDS. This will be an evening of poetry, music, good food and fellowship, and will feature a performance by the Red Dragon Choir (Cor y Ddraig Goch).
Saturday October 3, 2009 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA. It will be a potluck event. $10 donation in advance ($15 at the door). For more information and reservations see our web site
www.wasnc.org
Croeso i bawb - everyone is welcome!!
Eryl Aynsley, President, WASNC
eryl@aynsley.net

Ottawa Welsh Society
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 2009-2010
The committee has been working hard to organize the following
exciting and varied events for 2009-2010.
There is sure to besomething on the list that will interest you.
Please try to supportus as much as you can.Sunday,October 4th - Recital by the award winning young Welsh tenor, Aled Wyn Davies with Alan Thomas, pianoand organ. 3 p.m. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470Roosevelt Ave- Adults $15, Students $5. For more infophone Alan Thomas, 613-829-2017.
Week of October 18-24 - a lecture by Lord Roger Robertsof Llandudno who is visiting Ottawa as part of a delegationfrom the UK. Exact date and details to be announced.
Saturday, November 14th - Faggots and Peas supper andNoson Lawen, Westminster Presbyterian Church. It isn'ttoo early to start thinking of how you can contribute to theNoson Lawen - perhaps by giving a recitation or tellingsome jokes, performing a dance, singing a song or playing an instrument.
Saturday, December 12th - a Mari Lwyd party for all ages.This ancient celebration promises to be fun! Details to beannounced.Sunday, December 13th - Christmas Carol Service,Westminster Presbyterian Church, 470 Roosevelt, 7 p.m.
http://www.ottawawelshsociety.com/

Sydney Welsh Choir
13 October 2009, Perform Gavin Lockley's music at Angel Place Recital Hall

Sydney Welsh Choir
15 October 2009, Second performance at Angel Place Recital Hall

Sydney Welsh Choir
16 October 2009, Third performance at Angel Place Recital Hall

Welsh Battlefields Society:
Sunday 18th October 2009
The subsequent meeting will be on Sunday 18th October at 11.00 in the old quarry near the lime kiln SJ 263374 near Castle Mill bridge in the Ceiriog valley under Chirk [Y Waun] Castle, [right on the Border of Wales and England]. At the bridge SJ 263376, we will discuss the Battle of Crogan 1165, led by Deryn Poppitt and Mark Williams. We will and then explore the battle site. Lunch at the ancient Swan Inn at Pont Fadog - please could you let us know asap if you require lunch so that places can be booked at the Inn.
There are exciting developments regarding the cemmemoration of Welsh battles, see recent Western Mail article. CADW, RCAHMW and the ASSEMBLY are coordinating a project to identify and mark such sites.
Best wishes,
John H Davies
sion_cwm_hir@hotmail.com

Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper
www.yscolan.info
www.folkways.si.edu/
www.myspace.com/christinecoopermusic
Ceri Rhys Matthews and Christine Cooper / LIVE
' Terrific ' Sean Rafferty BBC Radio 3
' Don't miss' The observer
09th Oct 2009 Bath Folk club
23rd Oct 2009 Mold Clwyd room Theatr Clwyd
25th Oct 2009 Musicport festival Bridlington
14th Nov 2009 Celtic Night festival Lommel Belgium
www.myspace.com/fernhillmusi

Sydney Welsh Choir
24 October 2009, Concert at Tryon Road Uniting Church, Lindfield, at 2.00 pm.

Celtic Council Celtic Awards Dinner
All welcome - Friday 30 October, 2009 at Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club,
Rydedale Road, West Ryde, 7pm.
Dinner, speaker, entertainment. RSVP (Cost $50.00 per head), to
msharpe6@bigpond.com or phone 02 4977 3072 by 26 October.
Speaker is Viv May, who has been overseer of the Scotland-Australia
Cairn, Mosman, from its genesis to the present.

University of Sydney - Celtic Studies Lunchtime Lectures
1 to 2pm (Most 4th Fridays of the month - usually Room S325 Woolley Building
(Celtic Studies Foundation) - ring Suzanne Jamieson 02 9351 2081 for more details
Friday 30 October, 2009 - Subject of talk, 'Iona'

Saturday Evening (Halloween) 31st October Samhain Starts Northern Hemisphere

Halloween, Nos Galan Gaeaf, Samhain comes:

Craig Cockburn's Silicon Glen article on Halloween

Loreena Mckennitt - All Souls Night HD - Remember this from the film "Jade"

Nos Galan Gaeaf, Samhain:

Sunday 1st November Samhain Ends Northern Hemisphere

Sunday 1st November Beltane Southern Hemisphere

Loreena McKennitt - Huron ( Beltane Fire Dance ) HD - for our indigenous American brothers:

140th Annual NSW Highland Gathering
Sunday 1st November, 2009, 10am - 5pm.
Cost: Adults $12, Students 5-16yrs $5, Concession $10 Where: Castle Hill Showground - enter off Carrington Road, Castle Hill, NSW, Australia.
Tickets at the gate. Organiser: Combined Scottish Societies of NSW Inc. Phone: (02) 9580 7532 or (02) 9871 3593

Welsh Society, Sarasota, Florida
Gulfcoast Welsh Society, Sarasota, Florida:
Annual picnic November 1, 2009 at Turtle Beach Pavilion, Siesta Key.
Please contact Don Hughes for details: 941-374-1941.
Amy Ferrell
845-223-3680
amy.ferrell@verizon.net

Sydney Welsh Choir
1 November 2009, Concert at John Paul retirement village, Heathcote, at 2.00 pm.

Sydney Welsh Choir
8 November 2009, Concert at The Grange retirement village, Waitara, at 2.00 pm.

Cantorion Sydney Male Voice Choir
22nd November 2009 - Concert at Windsor at 2 p.m.
ST MATTHEW'S ANGLICAN CHURCH, Moses Street, Windsor.
All proceeds go to charity. Tickets will be available at the
door: $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12.
As well as grand Welsh songs, including Men of Harlech, Cwm Rhondda, Calon Land, Sospan Fach and the national anthem, the choir will perform hymns and sacred songs in a range of languages, including Russian, Italian, Spanish, German and English.
The program will also feature two soloists: the superb soprano Angela Edwards and highly-accomplished tenor Julian Brun.
from John Webb, President, Cymdeithas Cymry (Sydney Welsh Society)

PS: A quick reminder. Sydney Welsh Society’s annual general meeting will be held at Petersham RSL Club a week next Sunday. That’s 11 a.m. on Sunday 29 November. All welcome and an informal lunch will be enjoyed in the bistro after the AGM!

Sydney Welsh Choir
27 November 2009, Reception at the home of the British Consul General, Vaucluse,at 6.00 pm.

November 29 and 30, 2010
Là Fhèill Anndra - St. Andrew's Day

St. Andrew's Day Gathering November 29 2009.
A Scottish Gathering. Kirkin' o' the Tartan at St. Stephens Uniting Church Macquarie Street, Sydney. March of the Clans to Hyde Park.

St. Andrews Day Gathering is a celebration of Scottish culture and traditions. Australia is home to more than 1 million Australians of Scottish ancestry. The program includes — Kirkin’o’ the Tartan, a Muster of all Clan and Scottish Associations, March of the bands and Clans, Massed pipe bands and Solo bands, Highland dancers and singers, Royal Scottish country dancers, Braemar Scottish folk duo, a Clan village to seek out your ancestors, Food stalls and Tartan stalls, and loads of fun and games with a variety of children’s entertainment. Festival link below:
www.scottishaustralianheritagecouncil.com.au

Australian Gaelic Singers
Sunday November 29,
St Andrews Day Service
Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church Cnr Johnston & Collins Street Annandale

Cantorion Sydney Male Voice Choir
8th December 2009 - 6.00pm - Rotary Club of Sydney

Sydney Welsh Choir
12 December 2009, Choir Christmas Dinner at Carnarvon Golf Club, Lidcombe, 6.00 for 7.00pm

EURO CHORAL CONCERT ... Presented by Oz Choirs and Music Inc

Artistic Director, Ms Amandine Petit, MA

Featuring five of Sydney's great choirs.Some 30 songs in French, Spanish,Russian, Scots Gaelic and English.

A diverse repertoire which ranges from classical, pop,sacred,Christmas carols to a flamenco treat. you'll be entertained by the A Cappella sounds of Sydney French Choir, The Russian Choir, Sydney Spanish Choir, The Gaelic Singers and The Overcommitments

December 13th 2009 - 2pm Doors open at 1.30pm !!!

Funds raised will be used towards the establishment of our Open Youth Choir Program which targets disadvantaged youth in Sydney.

Ticket Sales and info: online www.OzChoirsAndMusic.com.au Phone: 0433 098 469

$15.00 Adult prepaid / At door $18 / Family of 2 adults and 3 children $50

I have attached a flyer in the hope that you and your friends will be interested in the two hour Euro Choral Concert to be held on Sunday 13th December 2009 - 2pm Uniting Church 264 Pitt St Sydney. It will feature The Australian Gaelic Singers, the Sydney French Choir, The Russian Choir, Sydney Spanish Choir and The Overcommitments under the umbrella of Oz Choirs. It would be deeply appreciated if you would pass this information on to others who might be interested
Regards
Robin McKenzie-Hunter

Sunday 20th December: The Southern Hemisphere equivalent of the Celtic Festivals of St John's Eve or Oiche Fheile Eoin (Bonfire Night) which is the night before Alban Hefin the Midsummer Soltice sunrise as celebrated also by our ancestors at Bryn Celli Ddu and Stonehenge is Sunday 20th December night. Themes for celebration are flower garlands, light ("fire") rituals and "snake" dances. Anybody wanting to celebrate this festival either this year or next should contact e-mail: info1@celticheritage.org

Cantorion Sydney Male Voice Choir
20th December 2009 - 10.00am - Carols at St Peters Church, North Sydney

Cantorion Sydney Male Voice Choir
30th December 2009 - 4.30pm - Wedding at St Marks Church, Darling Point

Oidhche Challainn (Hogmanay) Events:

Hogmanay.net

Hogmanay Events Around Scotland

Stonehaven Hogmanay (Swinging Fireballs)

Friday 22 January - Burns Supper, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman NSW -
7:30pm. Performance of Burns in poem and song. Details Valerie Smith 02
9654 2494

Celtic Australia Day Festival - in Bradfield Park, Milson's Point (North Sydney) - NSW - Australia Day, 26 January 2010 9am to 5:30pm. The latest full programme may be
viewed or downloaded in pdf at URL:
http://www.celticcouncil.org.au/files/CAD2010.pdf
or Contact: Gordon Connon - phone (02) 9968 1854; fax (02) 9969 3693;
Email: connonhg@optusnet.com.au
HIGHLIGHT EVENT: 2.15 pm Breton Bagad Music – band and dancers FIRST APPEARANCE
Featuring our very own Sydney Welsh Choir
Visit us at the Welsh Society or Gaelic Society tents. Have a chat over some Welsh Cakes at the Welsh Society tent.

FUN IN THE SUN AT THE CELTIC FESTIVAL!
Members and supporters of Cymdeithas Cymry Sydney are invited - once again - to enjoy a spectacular day out at the CELTIC AUSTRALIA DAY FESTIVAL on Tuesday 26 January 2010.

Each year the Celts gather to celebrate Australia Day at the hugely convenient Bradfield Park, Milsons Point - right under the Harbour Bridge.

There'll be fun for all the family throughout the day with stalls, entertainment and highlights such as the aerial display by RAAF Hawk 127s and a magnificent view of the finish of the Tall Ships Race.

The program - which opens with Highland dancing at 9 a.,m. - will feature songs performed by Sydney Welsh Choir at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., pipe bands, Irish Ceili dancers, Scottish fiddlers and a ceremonial salute.

Bradfield Park is also the ideal vantage point to see the Ferrython' Sprint finish under the Harbour Bridge at 11.45 a.m. and the awesome Red Berets splash at Circular Quay at 3 p.m.

As ever, a team from Sydney Welsh Society will be there!

We'll be running the Society's stall throughout the day -- so bring a rug, sit in the shade, watch the performances and enjoy your picnic, including Welsh cakes and bara brith on sale from noon.

There will also be specialist food stalls with ice-creams for the kids, beverages, and Celtic products such as kilts, bridal gowns, clothing and tartans, souvenirs, jewellry, books and recordings, clan family, genealogy and other information stalls.

And yes! Welsh jewellry, gifts and souvenirs, coal and slate products, lovespoons, tea towels and cards will be on sale!
You can reach Bradfield Park - under the Harbour Bridge - by bus, ferry or rail to Milsons Point.
This message from John Webb, president, Cymdeithas Cymry - 9568 3787 or 0418 469 668.

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